Carrier for repeating rifles.



No. 790,385. PATENTED MAY 23, 1905. H. B. BUYER, DEOD.

M. NELSON, ADMINISTRATOB.

CARRIER FOR BEPEATING RIFLES APPLIGATION FILED we. 26, 1902.

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110.790.385- PATENTED MAY 23, 1905- H. B; BOYER, DEGD.

- M. NELSON, ADMINISTRATOR;

CARRIER FOR REPEATING RIFLES.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 26, 1902.

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MARTIN NELSON, OF EMERSON, IOWA, ADMINISTRATOR OF HENRY B. BOYER,DECEASED.

CARRIER FOR REPEATING RIFLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 790,385, dated May 23,1905.

Application filed August 26, 1902. Serial No. 121,023.

T0 all whom it nuty concern.-

Be it known that I, MARTIN NELSON, administrator of the estate of HENRYB. BOYER, deceased, residing at Emerson, in the county of Mills andState of Iowa, do hereby declare that said HENRY B. BOYER, deceased, didinvent certain useful Improvements in Carriers for Repeating Rifles; andI do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to whichit appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to a new and useful improvement in carriers forrepeating rifles.

The aim of the invention is to provide a cartridge-carrier in abreech-block so constructed that the carrier may be set to receive ashort cartridge, a medium cartridge, or a long cartridge, as theoperator may desire.

In the accompanying drawings is shown, in Figure 1, a side view withportions removed of. the Winchester repeating rifle embodying theinvention. Fig. 2 shows a central sectional view of the breech-block andcarrier embodying'the invention, disclosing a long cartridge inposition. Fig. 3 shows a broken enlarged detail of a breech-block andcarrier embodying the invention. Fig. 4 shows a top view of abreech-block constructed according to the ideas of the inventor. Fig. 5shows a front view of a breech-block provided with the adjustablefollower. Fig. 6 shows a central sectional view of the follower andconnected set-screw, while Fig. 7 discloses a broken portion of amagazine and a breech-block and carrier of an ordinary Winchester rifleprovided with the improvement.

In the accompanying drawings is shown, in Fig. 1, a broken portion of aWinchester rifle in which the wooden stock is marked A and is providedwith the usual breech-frame B, provided below with the trigger-guard B,as shown. Passing through the breech-frame B is the screw C, by means ofwhich the barrel is secured to the breech-frame, and this breechframeBis provided with the usual pivotallyheld carrier 1, provided at itsforward end with the receiver 1, having a chamber adapted to receive thecartridge, the receiver being transversely slotted, as is shown in Figs.1 and 3. Held within the chamber of the carrier is a movable stop E, afront view of which is shown in Fig. 6, and this movable stop is slottedat 7, so as to register with the slot 18 in the carrier. The carrierherewith shown and the connected mechanisms are such as are used in aWVinchester rifle, and the invention is herewith shown as applied to therifle of that make, a view of the magazine and breechblock and carrierof the same being shown in Fig. 7.

In Winchester rifles as ordinarily constructed the cartridges known as22 long cannot be discharged in a gun constructed for cartridges knownas 22 medium or short. The aim of this invention is to provide a carrierso constructed that an ordinary VVinchester rifle or rifles of thatclass may be provided with a carrier having an adjustable stop, so thatthe rifle may be set to receive and discharge short, medium, or longcartridges. The stop that is adjustably held within the receiver of thecarrier is secured by means of a screw F, having an enlarged head 5, andthis head rests within the chamfered or bevsled-edge slot 4, as is shownin Fig. 4, and this slot 4 is so constructed that when the screw-head isin its foremost position, as is shown in Fig. 4, the carrier is set toreceive short cartridges, while if this set-screw 5 is set backward intoits extreme position in an opposite direction, as is disclosed in Fig.2, the carrier is set to receive long cartridges, as is illustrated inFig. 2. WVhen the screwhead is positioned intermediate of the ends andopposite the graduation shown at b in Fig. 4, cartridges of a mediumlength may be discharged. For the sake of convenience three graduationsare shown in Fig. 4 to represent the position of the screw-head whenshort, medium, or long cartridges are used.

In the accompanying drawings the hammer f, the carrier-lever D, held bythe pin 14, and the spring 15, held by the screw 16, are shown as usedin a Winchester rifle. The upper portion of the carrier (marked 2) isshown as provided with the bevel edge 17 and the rear flat portion 19and the depending lip 12. The adjustable stop E is held in position bymeans of the screw F, and this screw can be readily adjusted, as thebarrel may be removed from the stock by unthreading the screw C.

Having thus described the said invention, what is claimed as new, anddesired to be secured by United States Letters Patent, is

In a rifle of the class described, the combination with the carrier, theupper portion of which is provided with'a slot, of an adjustable stopwithin said carrier, and a screw passing through said slot and into saidadjustable stop, all arranged substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

V MARTIN NELSON, Administrator of the estate 0 f flew-Ty I).

Bowl/e7, deceased. Witnesses:

JAMES R. SooT'r, ISAAC MULHoLLAND.

